Spry a. [Compar. Sprier or Spryer superl. Spriest or Spryest.] Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active. [U.S. & Local Eng.]
She is as spry as a cricket. --S. Judd (Margaret).
If I'm not so large as you,
You are not so small as I,
And not half so spry. --Emerson.
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